(5) The presiding officer at the polling station who has
adjourned the original poll by a declaration under
subregulation (1) shall, in the presence of such persons as may be present in that polling station, secure the ballot boxes and the contents contained therein in such manner as he may determine and shall, without counting any ballot papers or
votes
(a)
(b)
deliver the ballot box (as so secured) together with the unused ballot papers, the spoilt ballot papers and the marked copies of the register to the returning officer who shall take such steps
as may be necessary to ensure the safety and security of the same in such manner as the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs may
determine; or
if delivery to the returning officer under
paragraph (a) is not practicable in the
circumstances, deposit the ballot box (as so secured) together with the unused ballot papers, the spoilt ballot papers and the marked copies of the register in a safe place within the confines of the polling station or, in the absence of any such safe place within those
confines, in a safe place within the confines of a police station or some other public building or, in the absence of any such police station or public building, in the confines of some other secure building (including a residential
building) in the vicinity of the polling station.
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